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Oubaouba

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Joined: July 15 2009
Location: Québec
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Posted: July 15 2009 at 00:35

Lucky : Opeth, VDGG, Colin Stetson (Tom Waits' saxophonist), The National

Unlucky : Radiohead, Waters, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Genesis (but I wasn't born)

GaryB

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Joined: April 17 2009
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Points: 451

Posted: July 15 2009 at 06:57

Lucky: L.A. Coliseum, 1975; Jethro Tull, Robin Trower, Rory Gallagher, Starcastle. Backstage passes, met and talked with Rory Gallagher.

Unlucky: Palm Springs Pop Festival, 1968. Standing in line when rumor circulated that the Jeff Beck Group would not be headlining because they were in the process of breaking up. Rumor was true.

The Runaway View Drop Down

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Joined: May 28 2009
Location: London
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Points: 3144

Posted: July 15 2009 at 07:00

Missed: Paul McCartney (broke my arm day before), Presidents of the United States of America (went to see Les Paul, which sucked), Roger Waters (I wasn't really into prog then), Jethro Tull (f**k DAMMIT NO PROG FOR ME!), VdGG (f**kING HELL WHY DO I f**kING f**kERING FAIL AT f**kING LIKING PROG A FEW f**kING YEARS f**kING EARLIER?!?)

Seen: Led Zeppelin, Foo Fighters, Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash (small gig at the 100 Club, it was AMAZING!), AC/DC ( I have nothing against them, in fact, I really like them), Blondie, Aussie Pink Floyd.

Edited by Aragorn224 - July 15 2009 at 07:02

Trendsetter win!

The search for nonexistent perfection.

ColonelClaypool View Drop Down

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Joined: October 22 2005
Location: Bergen, Norway
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Points: 747

Posted: July 15 2009 at 07:02

Lucky:

King Crimson, Power To Believe tour. They played here in Bergen Smile

Gong/Steve Hillage Band: A month ago, I had tickets to see AC/DC in Oslo and found out that Gong were going to play a concert in Oslo as well, only two days apart. Daevid Allen was absolutely brilliant, as was the rest of the band.

Anekdoten. I was walking past the local record store a few years ago, and to my surprise I saw a poster in the window saying they were playing at the pub around the corner that very evening. Went inside and bought a ticket right away. Great concert.

Unlucky:

Todd Rundgren. He was playing at a festival in Oslo the same evening I was watching Gong.

Edited by ColonelClaypool - July 15 2009 at 07:04

With magic, you can turn a frog into a prince.
With science, you can turn a frog into a Ph.D. and you still have the frog you started with.

St.Cleve Chronicle View Drop Down

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Joined: June 02 2008
Location: Finland
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Points: 1131

Posted: July 15 2009 at 11:27

Shows that I have missed since 2007: Genesis, Rush, Jethro Tull (twice), Return To Forever, Deep purple, The Moody Blues, Zappa plays Zappa

Shows that I've been to: -

Cry

The Runaway View Drop Down

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Joined: May 28 2009
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Posted: July 15 2009 at 14:13

Fail Clevus, fail.

Trendsetter win!

The search for nonexistent perfection.

rosenbach

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Joined: January 16 2009
Location: Mexico City
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Posted: July 15 2009 at 22:09

LUCKY: JETHRO TULL (twice), PINK FLOYD, PETER GABRIEL (twice), KING CRIMSON (twice), YES (3 times), BANCO, IL BALLETTO DI BRONZO, LE ORME (twice), ARTI & MESTIERI, DEUX ET MACHINA, NEW TROLLS, PFM, CAMEL, FOCUS, SOLARIS, 21st CENTURY SCHIZOID BAND, ASIA, ELP (twice), RICHARD SINCLAIR, ROGER WATERS, PETER HAMMILL, STEVE HACKETT, CLEARLIGHT, ANGLAGARD, ANEKDOTEN, DEAD CAN DANCE (twice), FLAIRCK’S ERIK VISSER, TUXEDOMOON, UNIVERSE ZERO, etc.

MISSED: MAGMA, GONG, AFTER CRYING, ATR ZOYD, RUSH

Edited by rosenbach - July 19 2009 at 12:44

tamijo

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Joined: January 06 2009
Location: Denmark
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Points: 4287

Posted: July 16 2009 at 02:40

Lucky :

Peter Gabriel 1 Oct 1983

Frank Zappa 25. april 1988

Crimson Amager Bio 28/5/2000

All 3 in rather small hall's / Club, all great shows

Unlucky :

Led Zeppelin played a consert in Copenhagen in the Late 70's, not long before Bonham died, someone invited me but i didnt go.

Edited by tamijo - July 16 2009 at 02:44

Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours

victor77

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Joined: March 13 2007
Location: Spain
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Posted: July 16 2009 at 03:59

Last week I was lucky enough to see Secret Chiefs 3 playing Xaphan with Fred Frith. Probably one of the best shows I ever ettended. Another lucky moment was when I saw Return to Forever in his 2008 tour for free. That was really very good luck! Anyway, I feel proud to have been in many good concerts

Bad luck: I was born too late to see many of the classics (the list would be too long: John Coltrane, Mahavishnu Orchestra, The Doors, Cream, Sun Ra... too many artists)

Atavachron View Drop Down

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Posted: July 16 2009 at 04:12

luck - Ronnie Lane Appeal Tour with Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton.. and Stevie Ray Vaughan at his prime in 1984

bad luck - missing Uli Jon Roth in 1985, and Joe Satriani in 1988 (I had a ticket but got sick for the latter)

Edited by Atavachron - July 16 2009 at 04:12

the_binkster View Drop Down

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Joined: September 20 2007
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Posted: July 16 2009 at 06:09

Lucky: seeing B.B.King, Herbie Hancock and Opeth/Cynic (on my 18th birthday, no day will ever top that)
Unlucky: turning down PT tickets for 09/12 and not sticking around to see Rage Against The Machine when they played at a Portsmouth Open Air Festival

Tsevir Leirbag View Drop Down

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Joined: May 03 2009
Location: Montréal
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Posted: July 16 2009 at 12:08

rosenbach wrote:

LUCKY: JETHRO TULL (twice), PINK FLOYD, PETER GABRIEL (twice), KING CRIMSON (twice), YES (3 times), BANCO, IL BALLETTO DI BRONZO, LE ORME (twice), ARTI & MESTIERI, DEUX ET MACHINA, NEW TROLLS, PFM, CAMEL, FOCUS, SOLARIS, 21st CENTURY SCHIZOID BAND, ASIA, ELP (twice), RICHARD SINCLAIR, PETER HAMMILL, STEVE HACKETT, CLEARLIGHT, ANGLAGARD, ANEKDOTEN, DEAD CAN DANCE (twice), FLAIRCK’S ERIK VISSER, TUXEDOMOON, UNIVERSE ZERO, etc.

Wow!

Les mains, les pieds balancés
Sur tant de mers, tant de planchers,
Un marin mort,
Il dormira

- Paul Éluard

lazland

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Joined: October 28 2008
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Posted: July 16 2009 at 13:13

Absolutely lucky and privileged - Gabriel & Genesis at the WOMAD (Six of the Best) reunion gig in Milton Keynes in 1982. It chucked it down all day, but was magical. I really wish I could get hold of a recording.

Unlucky - King Crimson who announced a London gig which coincided with my work exams. I've still yet to see them.

Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org

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manofmystery View Drop Down

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Joined: January 26 2008
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Posted: July 16 2009 at 15:25

Lucky: Strawbs and VDGG just a few weeks ago in Pittsburgh

Unlucky: Nektar was supposed to perform in my hometown a few years ago, just 3 blocks away from my buddies apartment in fact, but they had to cancel their US tour due to "lack of funds" i believe

Edited by manofmystery - July 16 2009 at 15:25

Time always wins.

akamaisondufromage View Drop Down

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Posted: July 16 2009 at 16:12

Lucky: Genesis Knebworth 78 Had to keep on and on at mum and dad for ages before they would let me go.

Unlucky : Genesis Mama tour I hated it!

Lucky: Wall I got tickets!

Unlucky: I had mumps for the last chance to see Sisters of Mercy before they split.

Lucky: Saw them twice before.

Lucky: Talk Talk: I was working behind the bar for one of there gigs (A village hall).

Lucky: Marillion with about 30 people 1982

Help me I'm falling!

meptune

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Joined: October 01 2008
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Posted: July 17 2009 at 02:17

Lucky: Jean McLaughlin/Al Di Meola/Paco de Lucia/Steve Morse at ASU Gamage (Frank Lloyd Wright design) auditorium
Lucky: all five Frank Zappa concerts I saw (one premiered "The Black Page")
Lucky: Pink Floyd, Animals tour (awesome!)
Lucky: Rush, Farewell to Kings tour
Lucky, Jethro Tull with UK!
Lucky, ELO with Steve Hillage warmup!
Lucky: Todd Rundgren's Utopia at Arcosanti (Paulo Solari design) auditorium

Unlucky: King Crimson at Phoenix Symphony Hall (double trio) - worst sound mix ever!

"Arf, she said"

meptune

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Posted: July 17 2009 at 02:21

You saw Deus Ex Machina! I'm very jealous! Good for you.

"Arf, she said"

Badabing666 View Drop Down

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Joined: November 30 2008
Location: Devon, UK
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Points: 248

Posted: July 17 2009 at 10:03

Lucky - Steve Hackett (Defector tour); Talking Heads with Adrian Belew (supported by U2); The last Japan & Jam gigs; UK in 1979
Unlucky - Simple Minds in 2007 (Jim Kerr was past his sell by date)

rosenbach

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Joined: January 16 2009
Location: Mexico City
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Posted: July 17 2009 at 11:49

meptune wrote:

You saw Deus Ex Machina! I'm very jealous! Good for you.

Yes, i saw them in the Baja Prog Festival in 2004, where also played Richard Sinclair, Anekdoten, Clearlight, KBB, Softworks, Arti e Mestieri, IQ and a bunch of latin amerrican prog bands.

The best experience (apart from the concerts itself) was to spend some time with Mr. Sinclair, drinking some beers in his own hotel room.

The Runaway View Drop Down

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Posted: July 17 2009 at 13:26

Is he nice?

Trendsetter win!

The search for nonexistent perfection.